| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 973 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [verb] [prep] [det] | 752 |
|
| 3 | were [adv] [verb] [prep] [det] | 371 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by [det] | 274 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in [det] | 198 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] this | 197 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] all | 149 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] that | 142 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [det] | 135 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] some | 126 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] [det] | 121 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to [det] | 119 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] for [det] | 89 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] those | 88 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] with [det] | 88 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] at [det] | 86 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] each | 63 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] then [verb] [prep] [det] | 59 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] another | 58 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] on [det] | 56 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] many | 55 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] from [det] | 48 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] these | 47 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] any | 42 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] both | 42 |
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| 26 | [was/were] still [verb] [prep] [det] | 37 |
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| 27 | [was/were] never [verb] [prep] [det] | 35 |
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| 28 | [was/were] just [verb] [prep] [det] | 32 |
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| 29 | [was/were] well [verb] [prep] [det] | 31 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] such | 31 |
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